CategoriesLizards Singapore Anolis sagrei – Caribbean flair in Singapore Posted onOctober 18, 2021September 24, 2022 A philosophical question: Is an alien an alien, when nobody recognizes? I don’t think many people will be able to … Continue ReadingAnolis sagrei – Caribbean flair in Singapore
CategoriesArachnids Singapore Tachypleus gigas – The hoRRoR in relation to science Posted onSeptember 29, 2021September 29, 2021 This is by far the worst bug story I have to tell so far, and I hope nothing is going … Continue ReadingTachypleus gigas – The hoRRoR in relation to science
CategoriesButterflies & moths Singapore Attacus atlas – About superlatives Posted onSeptember 6, 2021September 6, 2021 You’ll forget everything you know about large caterpillars, once you see one of those! It is unreal, they look a … Continue ReadingAttacus atlas – About superlatives
CategoriesArachnids Singapore Thorelliola ensifera – Sword, horn or nose bearing?! Posted onAugust 26, 2021August 26, 2021 I’ve identified another jumping spider from Singapore. From now on my new camera allows for much better pictures! These are … Continue ReadingThorelliola ensifera – Sword, horn or nose bearing?!
CategoriesInsects Singapore Scolopendra suspinipes – faster than evolution?! Posted onAugust 18, 2021August 18, 2021 I found this large centipede lying on its back, in the entrance area of a building. It wasn’t moving, but … Continue ReadingScolopendra suspinipes – faster than evolution?!
CategoriesArachnids Beetles Singapore Micrencaustes lunulata – Having tomatoes on the eyes Posted onAugust 7, 2021February 4, 2022 This picture of a fungus beetle was taken in 2018. It was a good sized beetle, maybe over 2cm, and … Continue ReadingMicrencaustes lunulata – Having tomatoes on the eyes
CategoriesArachnids Singapore Meotipa sp. – The lesser-known sibling of… Posted onJuly 31, 2021July 31, 2021 This slender spider was squeezing itself to the underside of a leaf. It couldn’t be more shy, crumbling the long … Continue ReadingMeotipa sp. – The lesser-known sibling of…
CategoriesBugs Singapore Cosmolestes picticeps – A bug and Sustainable Palm Oil Posted onJuly 23, 2021July 24, 2021 I have been collecting pictures of these bugs for many months now, and maybe because I see so many of … Continue ReadingCosmolestes picticeps – A bug and Sustainable Palm Oil
CategoriesBeetles Singapore Oryctes rhinoceros – A beetle getting back on its feet Posted onJuly 18, 2021July 18, 2021 You don’t see many very large beetles in Singapore, but when you see one, it is probably this rhino beetle, … Continue ReadingOryctes rhinoceros – A beetle getting back on its feet
CategoriesInsects Singapore Aedes albopictus – Unpleasant, yes, but we need to talk about Wolbachia! Posted onJuly 14, 2021July 31, 2021 A Tiger mosquito (compare the white marks on the back with A. aegypti) in action. Mosquitos are known as the … Continue ReadingAedes albopictus – Unpleasant, yes, but we need to talk about Wolbachia!
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